Africa Region Working Paper Series No. 24 The Budget and Medium--Term Expenditure Frameworks in Uganda David L. Bevan December 2001 Abstract   The Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) in Uganda has been successful in shifting expenditure composition, most notably in favor of education, as well as protecting priority sectors against cuts. It has been less successful at ensuring that budget allocations translate reliably into actual expenditures. In the wider context of the policies that have successfully delivered macroeconomic stability, these achievements have been impressive and encouraging, but more remains to be done to improve public spending outcomes.   Full text of paper. (128KB, In Adobe Acrobat format. Requires Acrobat PDF viewer)

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